1861 $3 MS62 NGC. This first-year Civil War three dollar saw
a mintage of 5,959 circulation strikes, but many survivors were
either hoarded or circulated relatively briefly. Likely three dozen
to four dozen Mint State examples exist today. The fields on this
MS62 specimen are bright and semiprooflike, with even orange-gold
coloration throughout. The only mentionable marks are on the
reverse, a diagonal mark above RS and a reeding mark to the left of
the 3. The 1861 issue marked the last time until 1879 that the
Philadelphia Mint paid out three dollar gold coins at face value.
Census: 17 in 62, 12 finer (10/11).(Registry
values: N2998) (NGC ID# 25MG, PCGS# 7982)